The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-07-30
IDAHO NEWS.


of ill-fame, died at Caldwell last
week from the effects of an overdose
of chloroform. She was about &C
years of age and the daughter of a
wealthy and respectable family in
Vermont.
Vermin is annihilating the fruit
trees in the vicinity of Boise.
Boise is exercised over a mar
riage there that has been kept secret
for some time. 1t promises to come
to light shortly.
Washington County.
The new mill of Levi Allen, in
Indian valley, has been destroyed
by fire. 1t was one Of the best mills
in the territory.
A lodge of Free Masons was in
stalled this week at Weiser. The
lodge was organized by n. Willard.
Peaches and other fruit are ripe
in Weiser Valley.
Bingham County.
Wool is arriving freely at Black
foot. The clip is the heaviest for
some years past.
Fred Arenson. a section man
employed on the Utah Northern
road, was drowned in Blackfoot
river last week. He was bathing
at the time and going in the water
beyond his depth, and unable to
swim, he disappeared without max
ing the least struggle to attract tho
attention of his companion, who
had reached the opposite bank of
the river.
The Idaho News refers to a
fiendish attempt at wife murder,
resulting in the intended victim be-
ing now in a critical condition and
states the reason for the dastardly
deed to have been the discovery
made by the woman finding that
her husband had wife in England.
The News fails to give the name
of the would-be murderer which
looks like misplaced sympathy if
its account is correct.
The county debt has been funded
and the bonds bought by New York
parties.
The census returns shows 261
children in the Blackfoot school
district.
Boise County.
The richest ore ever found i'm
the Banner mine was struck last
week in the 30O-foot level east of
the shaft
Owyhee County.
The Avalanche must have corner
ed the Pete Olsen market. 1t has
again discovered him, this time on
Louise creek. He sought the camp
of j. A. Stoddard to obtain food
and was asked if he was not the
much sought Peter. He made no
reply but going out of the tent
tired his revolver three times, one
bullet striking George Lewis in the
leg, and then made his escape.
A number of men left Silver City
for the New York mill to bring the
body of Tommy Winchester, who
was reported dead, to town. When
the party had gone considerable
distance on the road the informant,
young lad, confessed that he was
only fooling Tommy's brother and
the boy was all right. The crowd
returned home.
Alturas County Notes.
Mountain Home has raised 1918
to build a Jail. The county is to
give $500 more and r. T.. Strahorn
has donated lot for the building.
Asa Abbott still has hankering
for the newspaper business. He
has his eye on Pocatello this time
The amalgagmator at Glenn's
Ferry has made a trial run on tail
ings from the Wilson mine at
Wagontown.
The Snake river stock range
never looked better. Cattle are fat
and there will be plenty of fine
meat i'm the fall.
Cassia County.
The office of the Pacific Express
Company at Albion has been abol-
ished because the local agent re-
fused to be taxed two dollars for
the benefit of the company.
Elmer Brooks had his left collar
bone broken by being thrown from
a horse he was training at the Albion
race course.
Only two arrests have been made
since the new officials went into
office. The new fee system is the
alleged cause.
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